Grandes Éxitos (English: Greatest Hits) is the first greatest hits album by Colombian singer and songwriter Shakira. It was released on 2 November 2002, by Sony Music Colombia, one year after her fifth studio album and English-language debut Laundry Service. It is composed of Spanish-language recordings from her third, fourth and fifth studio efforts Pies Descalzos (1995), Dónde Están los Ladrones? (1998) and Laundry Service (2001), along with the live album MTV Unplugged (2000). The album only featured Spanish-language tracks and featured no new recordings. It also did not include songs from her first two studio albums, Magia and Peligro.
| Grandes Éxitos | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 2 November 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 1995–2001 | |||
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| Length | 52:38 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Colombia[1] | |||
| Producer | ||||
| Shakira chronology | ||||
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| Shakira video chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Upon its release, Grandes Éxitos achieved moderate commercial success, it was certified double-platinum (by standards for Latin recordings) for shipments of 200,000 copies by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Estoy Aquí" |
| Pies Descalzos | 3:53 |
| 2. | "Antología" |
| Pies Descalzos | 4:11 |
| 3. | "Un Poco de Amor" |
| Pies Descalzos | 4:00 |
| 4. | "¿Dónde Estás Corazón?" |
| Pies Descalzos | 3:52 |
| 5. | "Que Me Quedes Tú" |
| Laundry Service | 4:47 |
| 6. | "Ciega, Sordomuda" |
| Dónde Están los Ladrones? | 4:28 |
| 7. | "Si Te Vas" |
| Dónde Están los Ladrones? | 3:30 |
| 8. | "No Creo" (Live) |
| MTV Unplugged | 4:13 |
| 9. | "Inevitable" |
| Dónde Están los Ladrones? | 3:13 |
| 10. | "Ojos Así" |
| Dónde Están los Ladrones? | 3:59 |
| 11. | "Suerte" |
| Laundry Service | 3:14 |
| 12. | "Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango)" | Shakira | Laundry Service | 3:42 |
| 13. | "Tú" (Live) |
| MTV Unplugged | 4:52 |
| 14. | "Dónde Están los Ladrones?" (Live) |
| MTV Unplugged | 3:29 |
| 15. | "Moscas en la Casa" | Shakira | Dónde Están los Ladrones? | 3:31 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shakira: Servicio de Lavandería (Entrevista Especial)" | 24:18 |
Personnel
edit- Shakira - Producer, vocals, guitar
- Emilio Estefan Jr. - Executive producer
- Tim Mitchell — Compilation producer
- Luis Fernando Ochoa — Producer, songwriter
- Lester Mendez — Producer
- Pablo Florez — Producer, songwriter
- Javier Garza — Producer
- Ted Jensen — Mastering
- Leila Cobo — Liner notes
- Omar Cruz — Photography
- Ignacio Gurruchaga — Photography
- Ian Cuttler — Package design
Charts
edit| Chart[3][4][5] | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Argentine Albums (CAPIF)[6] | 8 |
| Finnish Album Chart | 18 |
| Portuguese Album Chart | 14 |
| Spanish Album Chart | 36 |
| Swedish Album Chart | 22 |
| Swiss Album Chart | 49 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 80 |
| U.S. Billboard Latin Pop | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums | 1 |
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Latin Pop Albums[7] | 15 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (2003) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[8] | 3 |
| US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[8] | 3 |
Certifications and sales
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina (CAPIF)[9] | Platinum | 40,000^ |
| Mexico (AMPROFON)[10] | Platinum+Gold | 225,000^ |
| Portugal (AFP)[11] | Silver | 10,000^ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[12] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[13] | 2× Platinum (Latin) | 200,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worldwide | 5 November 2002 | CD, digital download | Sony International | 5098749 |
References
edit- ^ "Apple's Service Tests Music Biz". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 19. 10 May 2003. p. LM-16. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ ""Grandes éxitos" Chart Positions and Trajectories". Archived from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
- ^ ""Grandes éxitos" Chart Positions and Trajectories". Retrieved 10 August 2008.
- ^ ""Grandes éxitos" U.S. Billboard Chart Positions and Trajectories". Retrieved 10 August 2008.
- ^ "CAPIF". Archived from the original on 20 April 2003. Retrieved 20 April 2003.
- ^ "Latin Pop Albums". Billboard. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ a b "The Year in Music: 2003" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Argentinian album certifications – Shakira – Grandes Exitos". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
- ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Shakira in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Grandes Exitos in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
- ^ "Top 30 Artistas". Clix Música (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Archived from the original on 3 July 2003.
- ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 965. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "American album certifications – Shakira – Grandes Exitos". Recording Industry Association of America.